Monday, March 16, 2015

(Please listen, pass along and share)
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# 1: Dr. Joanna Rose speaks on living in a family created through SPERM DONATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=917LoDRa67M
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#2: Dr. Joanna Rose addresses what the problem is with Ireland legalizing sperm and egg donation and Ireland's Children's and Family Relationships bill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYiO-x6fTg
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#3: Dr. Joanna Rose addresses, is sperm and egg donation in the best interests of children?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFSYWQKCyXw

Sunday, March 15, 2015

(***Got bias? According to "Professor" Susan Golombok, the only problem with so called 'donor' conception is stigmatisation from outside influences. In other words, the disenfranchised grief many 'donor' conceived feel is only a result of the nature of importance that society puts on genetic relationships. Really?? No. This is where we draw the line.***)
"Stigmatisation, not structure, causes problems for children in ‘non-traditional’ families
‘Quality of relationships matters most to the well-being of families’
It is stigmatisation outside the family, rather than relationships within it, that creates difficulties for children in new family forms, says Professor Susan Golombok of the Centre for Family Research within the University of Cambridge."
Read more:
http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed143734

Have you ever wondered whatever happens to the children created by sperm donors? We are adult donor conceived people from all over the world, and these are our stories. We are females and males aged 17 to 65, and come from three continents, with varying views towards our conception, but we all share one thing in common...our biological father was a sperm donor.

The offspring...

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